Iowa man reaches plea deal in infant’s death

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A southwest Iowa man has reached a plea deal in connection with the death of a 13-month-old girl he was babysitting.

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil reports (http://bit.ly/1dziS2o ) 23-year-old Colby Puckett, of Pacific Junction, pleaded guilty Monday in Mills County Court to second-degree murder in the February 2012 death of Aliyanna May.

Puckett was dating the infant’s mother when he was watching the girl and two of her siblings. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the infant sustained extensive injuries to her head and eyes while in Puckett’s care.

Aliyanna was treated at a hospital and died. Officials later ruled her death a homicide.